Who Is Moni Aizik?

Moni started training in Jiu Jitsu & judo at the age of 8 under Opa Schutte, himself 2 generations away from the founder of Kodokan Judo, Jigoro Kano. Throughout his youth, Moni virtually dominated Israel’s competitive scene, winning national titles 7 times. Deciding not to try for an Olympic birth in his late teens, he opted instead to shift his energy to becoming a member of one of the world’s most clandestine and sophisticated military units, responsible for counter-terrorism and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines.
 

In the 70s, Moni was asked to improve upon the army's existing hand-to-hand combat system, using his extensive knowledge of reality based Jiu Jitsu and competitive Judo, specifically for the use of their special forces. Blending the lethal trinity of Israeli Fighting Systems, he founded: Commando Krav Maga. As such, one factor that has always separated Moni from the typical Krav Maga instructor is his depth and range of knowledge in Krav Maga and other practical Fighting systems.

After finishing his tour with the military, he would frequently travel to Japan to study the technical wizardry of World Judo and Sambo Champions Isao Okano and Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki. In the meantime, his club in Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv, was quickly becoming recognized as the defacto national training center, with hundreds students training in Commando Krav Maga Jiujitsu and judo!
 

Among Moni’s best Israeli students: Avi Nardia – (one of the leading Kapap and counter terrorism instructors in the world) and Yael Arad the nation’s first Olympic and World medalist
Moving to North America in the eighties, Moni was the first one to Introduce Krav Maga to the Canadian when he start teaching at the J.C.C in Toronto.2 years Later he would go on to demonstrate his abilities in elite instruction, as he would establish one of the most successful schools in Canada, the Samurai Club, which was the first in Canada to teach Israeli fighting systems!
 

Moni’s club would itself become an house for another generation of Reality based -Commando Krav Maga students and instructors!
 

Among Moni’s Canadian students: champions and world famous No Holds Barred fighters, including Ultimate Fighting Champion Carlos Newton, Japanese Shooto star Joel Gerson The Samurai Club literally dominated every competition, either provincial or national, that it sent fighters to. The reason reality based fighting system and Jiujitsu is as big as it is in Canada is primarily due to the club’s foundation of fighters (also including Mark Bocek, Omar Salvosa, etc.) who are all considered the best grapplers and reality based martial artists in the country.
Nevertheless, what distinguishes Moni from most instructors in general is not only his ability to spot talent and develop it in a variety of disciplines, but more so his finesse in bringing out the champion in the average person, helping them reach levels they never thought they were capable of, physically and mentally.

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